HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-06-10 Special MinutesJune 10, 1991
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
COUNCILMEMBERS
OFFICIALS
OLD BUSINESS
Adoption of Sensitive
Areas Ordinance.
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
Tukwila City Hall
Council Chambers
Council President Robertson called the Special Meeting of the
Tukwila City Council to order.
DENNIS ROBERTSON, Council President; JOAN HERNANDEZ,
CLARENCE MORIWAKI, ALLAN EKBERG, STEVE
LAWRENCE, JOHN "Wally" RANTS.
MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, TO
EXCUSE JOE DUFFIE FROM COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO
HIS TWO -WEEK ANNUAL TRAINING DUTY WITH THE
MILITARY. MOTION CARRIED.
RICK BEELER /GARY SCHULZ, DCD; LUCY LAUTERBACH,
Council Analyst; MIKE KENYON, City Attorney; ROSS
EARNST/RON CAMERON, Public Works Dept; RON WALDNER,
Police Chief; EVELYN BOYKAN, Human Services Coord.
MOVED BY MORIWAKI, SECONDED BY LAWRENCE, THAT
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE READ BY TITLE ONLY.
MOTION CARRIED.
City Attorney Mike Kenyon read an ordinance of
the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington,
regulating development on sensitive areas and buffers; amending
Ordinance Nos 1247 and 1289 and Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC)
Title 18; amending Ordinance Nos. 1331 and 1334 and TMC Title
21.04; amending Ordinance No. 1014 and TMC Title 17; and providing
for an effective date.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY MORIWAKI, THAT
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1599 BE APPROVED AS READ.*
M. Catherine Harris, 5610 South 141st Street, submitted a letter
addressed to the members of the Tukwila City Council expressing her
disfavor with the SAO proposal, stating (in summary) that the SAO
addresses Zoning Code and other laws of the City, but not the City's
Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Additionally, the letter touches upon
the fact that the City's Comp Plan must be adopted by July 1, 1993
consistent with the goals of the Growth Management Act of 1990
(RCW 36.70A). Mrs. Harris' letter concluded with the following
recommendation: "I recommend that before you adopt this proposed
legislation that you stop, read, and understand the Act and the
Guidelines to ascertain whether or not you are doing this correctly."
Councilmember Rants responded that he would liked to have
reviewed Mrs. Harris' comments during previous discussions of the
SAO. To bring it before the Council at this late date does not allow
appropriate time for responding.
Council President Robertson commented that the process used to
address the SAO was incredibly open to the public; and for Mrs Harris
to be able to voice her concerns at this time is ample proof that the
Council and the Administration is open and accessible to its
constituency. Robertson added that the Council and Administration
Page 8, Item 4: Variation of Standard, etc.
4a, The DCD Director may reduce the standard wetland /watercourse buffers
on a case -by -case basis if the buffer does not contain 15% or greater slopes.
Page 9
When an applicant submits an appliaton for any building permit, subdivision,
short subdivision or any other land use review which approves a use,
development or future construction, the location of any sensitive areas and
buffers on the site shall be indicated on the plans submitted.
1. Para 2
2. Para 3
3. Para 6
When a sensitive area is identified, the following procedures apply. The DCD
Director may waive any of the following if the size and complexity of the project
does not warrant a step in the procedures:
1. Para 1
2. Para 4
3. Para 5
Page 10, 2a,
and /or is located in three different places. Leave the first and /or in,
Take out all others. Same page, remove or from (c -1 -d).
Page 12, (6 -a -6), remove or.
Page 18
18.45.090 B, Take out the (1), replace with an (A).
Page 32
21.04.300 -A, Replace areas with hillsides.
EXHIBIT A JUNE 10, 1991
THE SENSITIVE AREAS ORDINANCE (COMPLETE DOCUMENT) IS AVAILABLE IN
THE CITY CLERK "S OFFICE.
Special Meeting Minutes
June 10, 1991
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Adoption of Sensitive Areas Ordinance (Con't).
ADJOURNMENT
8:00 p.m.
have gone to great extremes to allow everybody's participation.
Robertson concluded his remarks by praising the Council and the City
Staff for the many hours and weekends they had given up to devote
solely to the Sensitive Areas Ordinance. Robertson stated that this is
by no means perfect legislation, but it is the Council's best effort.
Councilmember Ekberg commented that we may have been slow in
the process but it was because the Council wanted to involve the
citizens; and to really "sank their teeth" into Tukwila's needs and not
just adopt an existing ordinance used by other governing agencies as
some cities did.
Councilmember Hernandez commented that the Council did listen,
made changes where needed and have tried to make the SAO as
acceptable as possible to the populace. Hernandez added that
through the test of time amendments may have to be made, but the
process to this point was an earnest one.
Councilmember Moriwaki commented that the process needs no
defending because it was done very openly, and gained input from all
interested parties. Moriwaki stated that he and Robertson initiated
this form of citizen participation to try to protect the quality of life and
the character that makes the Tukwila community unique.
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After much discussion, the Council agreed to adopt the Sensitive
Areas Ordinance as amended per ATTACHMENT "A
Due to Councilmember Duffle's military commitment, he informed the
Council (via letter): "If I was at the meeting, I would vote "NO" vote
on passage of the SAO. I believe in what the SAO is trying to do, but I
disagree with the way the Council went through it without allowing
citizens to comment on it as we went along."
*MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY ROBERTSON, SECONDED BY
LAWRENCE, THAT THE SPECIAL MEETING ADJOURNED
T9 THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. MOTION CARRIED.
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